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Dendritic cells in renal biopsies of patients with acute tubulointerstitial nephritis.
Human pathology - 1 Aug 2016
Cheng Mingyu, Gu Xin, Herrera Guillermo A
Abstract excerpt
Dendritic cells (DCs) play a critical role in the regulation of the adaptive immune response and can be separated into 2 major subsets: myeloid (mDC) and plasmacytoid (pDC) DCs. Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis (ATIN) is a common cause of injury to renal tubules and interstitium resulting from the interplay of tubular cells and inflammatory cells and their products. However, the involvement of DCs in ATIN is...
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